Board Certifications

Biography

Ashraf Harahsheh, MD, joined Children’s National Health System in September 2008 as a full-time attending. He is currently the Director of Resident Education in the Division of Cardiology and is active in inpatient and outpatient care, as well in the Preventive Cardiology Program with a focus on hyperlipidemia. Dr. Harahsheh completed his fellowship training at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich. Dr. Harahsheh is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Cardiology, and a member of the National Lipid Association and the Academic Pediatric Association. Dr. Harahsheh received his doctorate of medicine from the University of Jordan-College of Medicine, Amman, Jordan. He is an active member of the Joint Council on Congenital Heart Disease’s National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative (NPC-QIC).

His research interests include resource utilization, quality improvement and development of new educational programs teaching the next generation of providers communication skills surrounding subspecialty referral. Dr. Harahsheh sees patients at the Children’s National Health System main campus, Annapolis Regional Outpatient Center, Upper Marlboro Regional Outpatient Center, Cardiology Clinic at Charlotte Hall, MD and Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA.

Dr. Harahsheh’s recent honors and awards include:

2016-2017 Who’s Who in Science and Engineering (Marquis Who’s Who Publications)

Top 10 Cardiologist 2014 (Vitals)

2014 ACC Teaching Skills Workshop for Emerging Faculty Course

Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians 2014 Edition (Consumer’s Research Council of America)

He has also been awarded Certificate of Excellence-2017 Seventh Annual Children's National Health System Research and Education WeekTeaching Pediatric Residents Communication Skills Surrounding Subspecialty Referral: A Patient-Centered ApproachCategory: Education, Training and Program Development. Career level Faculty

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports(2014) Beyond the Standard Lipid Profile: What is Known about Apolipoproteins, Lp (a), and Lipoprotein Particle Distributions in Children?

Cardiology in the Young(2014) Identified Mortality Risk Factors Associated with Presentation, Initial Hospitalization, and Interstage Period for the Norwood Operation in a Multicenter Registry: A Report from the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative (NPC-QIC)